Background: Two-year captain ... Four-year letterwinner in football at Pittsford Mendon where he started at tailback for three seasons ... Named Rochester Democrat & Chronicle All-Great Rochester Player of the Year as a senior ... Two-time first team running back ... New York State Stportswriters Association All-State running back second team selection as a senior and third team selection as a junior ... Set Pittsford Mendon's record for single seasong rushing yards (2,312) and touchdowns (26) as a senior ... Ranked 21st in the country and second in New York State in rushing yards per game ... Carried 45 times to help Pittsford Mendon break New York's first-place team 17 game winning streak ... Two-time section finalist ... Holds New York State's section 5 record for most 300-plus rushing guames in a season ... Appeared in the 2012 All Star Game, he captained the east team for the game and was named the offensive Most Valuable Player ... Class Valedictorian ... Named Pittsford Mendon Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and National Football Foundation Rochester Chapter Scholard Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Recipient of the Department for the Army Scholar Athlete Award and the Salvatore Scholarship ... Member of Order Sons of Italy in America and student government for four years.